Protector for magazines and the like.



E. RDSENBAUM. PROTECTOR FOR. MAGAZINES :mums UKE.

APPLICATION FILED AML?, 15ML Pmbamfe De@ M1911?.

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`Be it known that I, EDWARD ROSEN-BAUM, a` citizen of the.` United States, anda resident ofNew York city, inthe county of New York and Stateof New York, have invented certainfnevv and usefuklmprovements in Protectors for Magazines and the like,of-V whichA the following yis a specification. l The invention' pertains more particularly, to Aattachableand detachable means fior ap 1 f 5 plication 'to ,thegback corner edge portions of magazines or other: delicately bound pam-A` phlets, :books and thelike, together `with auxiliary frontkand- `back` protecting covers ofastiff paper or the like, applicableto said means, thelvvhole being-,forthepurposeof preventing undue 'Wear on Athe `regular cov-l, ers of the magazines or. the like during their` Y customary use. 1Magazines ordinarily have paper covers securedfthereto, 1and in (use,

the like,the eoversof the magazineslbeoome torn, andthe magazine itself becomes ragged: and l Worn in itscover;` portions and; at 1 its backcornerfedges, and to remedy ith-is situ-f comprises protecting members to `be;;.ap`plied to theback corner@ edge portions ofl magazines: and auxiliary `protecting front andl back` cover"V members correspondingoin- ,size Withthe front. and back permanent coversof the mmagazine and toxbe secured on` the maga-A zine by the aforesaid corner edge-protecting members. l The protector `of my."inventioncomprises tvvocoperating features, one being e angle members for leachbackcorner edge portion ofthe magazineand preferably of ,the char-` acter disclosed inLetters Patent granted to meJuly `3, 1917, No. 1,231,9@2vvithcertain` hereinafter ,referred to, and l the Vsecond 4 beingauxiliary front and back `covers to lbe` appliedA `against the front `and back permaA nent covers ofthe magazine and adapted to; 'i be l`firmlys'ecured inipositionby the aforesaid edge portions ofthe magazine.`

The invention Will i be i fully f i11nderstoodel from, the detailed description yhereinafter llianyingy drawings, i ini Whicha fF'gure lisa perspective vlevvaof` amaga-` zine equipped ,with thejprotectorsfiof my innentiom; f 1

presented,- reference being had to theaocom-y back edgevievv; of aimagazinel i appucauonmed atgust s; 1917.y semaine. 1843.113@` tion-of the same,,ganan-enlarged scale; t i Fler 51S a `aortlool section through apor-` tion ofthe same,`,on, an enlarged1 scale, taken on.the;dottedzline, 5,-[5of \Fig.f3;

Fig. 6 is a verticalsectionthrouglillthe upper back portionl ofl l the magazine and auxiliaryiifront and` baclcovers, taken on the dotted liriorG-Gyofilial 3, ondrre: i

sented to .illustrates the lips on Tthe upperl and lower ends ofthe-baokeorner protector memborsawholi paso `lootwooo rand` embrace 1 numberofrhe leavesofthe magazine; e A Figp- 17, is l a ghorizontal section through l a portion t of` the Homezine and, its protecting features, takenion theidotted liner-Zeef? `of Fig. I3.; i

ln the drawings, Y1O designates amagajzine `detaohed perspective i L asfaavhole, 11; theuleaves thereof, and 123 auxiliaryfront andback cover members ap plied toV the. frontA and `back, faces` ofthe magazine and which `arecoezztensive with the ,usual outer fcoverpages of ,the magais. of`I` sufficient length to extend over both theA front rear and ,back `surfaces `of the maga` zine, andin thedrawings luindicates theV usual` cover Vmaterial extending across and eine@ 'Thooustonary @oyeron amasazino i1,

secured to, or against jtheloackedgesgof theA leaves :111,A The l `magazine, 10.9 .is simply; a4

maga-zine fofordinarycharacter, such as 1ssued monthlyg by lvarious e publishers, i and is, presented to illustratefone type ofwpaper` coveredbook to which `my invention isapf plicable. ,t e t front Landback corresponding auxiliary-cover members l2to looappled y againstttho frontl and baclrymembersoftheusual covertlon; ,ff l a `magazine 0.12 ,the like,` in combination, with` proteotorsfor i theV back corner edge` portionsn of(thefnjiagazineu and `which i are "utilized as l `means for securing 'saidauiriliary.front andi The protector of fmy invention oomnlies back @over members to, the magazine f falaz t;

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back corner members of the magazine but also the customaryfront and back permanent covers thereof against injury during 5 the proper use of the'magazine.

.j 'lfhefront and back cover members 12 will be 'frnedofts'tiif upajberan'd Vhave a crease or weakened line 14 extending vertieallyf along the outer edge thereof so as to `permit said '10 cover members tot bevv easily? op ened outwardly without any necessity of the same being jadditio lallyYl creased', andfsaid front and back cover'members12 are also formed Vat convenient l points ne ar their' outer or rear 15 edges :withY vertical-openings 15 toreceive lips" eonne'cted with-thecornerf protector Y members andgvwhich lips secure saidV front 1"-and back auziliary"coverfmembers in rigid magazine are 'provided with li'ps16`toenter theff;openings?15" inthe `front andV back aunil'iarycover mem-bers 12-'and'secure saidV menbr's"12"oi1"th`e' magazine, and aside from l the-*presence ofthe":lips 16 the back corner edge Vprotectors correspond substantially withithef protector shown and described in theiaforesaid)LettersPatent' grantedto me.

vr'fy'lhe back `'corner'-edge protectors comprise j twoupper vparallel members 17,18, twolower f parallel members19`,w20 and a spring' 21 members'17 18 *and 'servesto bind said ends of; saidF-member's af'gainsttheinner'ends of V the members 19, 20, as well as to'bind all of= sa'id membersat their vinner portions agains'ttle magazine.' Y The members 17, 18 correspond with each otherand the members 19, v20f:correspond with eachother and in 40 many respects correspond with the members 171", p18*.` The' members17`,f18 an`d-19, 20 are A reverse'lyjeformed, :bein-g rights and lefts, soV yas'to` adapt th'en'ttheright and left vhand edgesofthe back 4o'f'th'e magazine, and pref- V b'ersf'-17,1'8farefeaclrin` one integral piece of'fright'vangle' formation so as'to engageVY the Lback 'corner 'edges ofV the magazine, and

saidmembers 17,:"181-at theifrupper'ends arei formedintegrally with inwardly turned members'or hookfextensions222 which extend downwardly* and are* adapted to pass be-A tween? the/'leaves 'of the' in fromV the l'covers' illus'tratedin- Figi. 6,v andewhereby the vupper en'dsfl of :the 'members-17," 18 become securelyAv attachedi'tothefmagazine"nd'-prevent the er'ablysaid members are VY`formed of sheetl metal vandthen''friickel plated-j. The mem-v A j j agazine inwardly` thereof and embrace thev upper outer corners of the covers and as'eries r cart-uga ons vl"whichare' openr a-iid preferablythe--inner ends of the members19, 20.

"wThe"me1nbers"19, 20 are also each 1n one `integral rpiece and of right angle formatlon,

andatthei'r lower ends said members 19, 20 aregformedintegrally with inwardly turned members or hook extensions which eX- tend upwardly and-maybe moved upwardly between the leaves ofthe magazine inwardly from nthe covers thereofso as to embrace they lower outercorners ofxthe covers and a *series of the leaves 11 correspondingly with the vaction ofthe upper members or 30 hook extensions 22. 2 The members 19,20 at their lower ends correspond with the upper end portions `of the .members l17, 18,: except that the lower end 'portions of the members y 19, 20 areI applied upwardly 4on the mag-y 35 azine, while thel membersV 17, 18 at .their upper end portions are applied downwardly onfthe magazine, and in both` instances the outer ends of the said members `become attachedV .tothe` magazine and protect the magazine at theends of its back corner por tions.V l K- The members 19, 20are formed with outwardly projecting hollowlongitudinal beadi ings orv corrugations 26 which serve as ribs 95 t'o'interlock` with the hollow beadings of the members 17, 18. Each member 19, 20 has a rib 26 andeach member 17, 18 has a hollow beading 23,5 and when the vmembers l17, 18 areslid -up'on 'the .members 19, 20, or the 100 members '19, 20 are slid beneath the members 17 18, the ribs 26 enter the hollow headings 23 andfserve to aid in locking the upper and lower members of the back corner protector together and to facilitate the. final securing of the Vmembers ofthe protector firmly upon the magazine'.-

The rear corner protector members 17 18,` 19, 20 at their Vouter end portions effectually protect the outer back corners of the magazine, andthe fian'gesformed by the right angle shape ofsaid members in cross-section enable -said members to embrace andprotect the. contiguous back corner longitudinal edgesof the magazine. 115

` The spring 21 corresponds exactly with a similary spring shown'in my -aforesaid Letters* Patent, and it Kserves with themembers 17, 18 `and 19,20 ais a clamp whereby the f protector becomes-permanently held `against the magazinei``Tl1e spring21 may Vary. in form and construction, as indicated in the aforesaidLet-ters Patent. -A Anewjfeature connected with themem-v bers19,20 vresidesin the upper and lower 125 lips 16 which are cut from the metal of saidV members and pressed inwardly. The-lips 1G arepreferably of slightly curved outline andA project inwardly and rearwardly, and when' thecornerproteetors are on the magazine 130 f rama the corner protectors until the openings 15 in said auxiliary covers pass uponland receive the` lips 16, said lips, cooperating with ,the openings 15, serving to retainthe `auxiliary covers, 12 iny fixed position on thefmagazine c The corner members19j,20fmaybe applied on the magazine and the covers12thenapz` pliedand caught` on the lips16,'and'thereafter the members 17 ,1 18 be applied to the magazine, the whole then. ibeing-complete; or the members ,17, 18, `19,21) may all be applied to the magazineand the edges of the auxiliary covers V12 slipped below said members until their .openings 15 become" inf` terlocked with the lips 16 of the membersVA The auxiliary covers l2 will protect 19, 20. the back and front faces of the magazine, and when they become soiled they may be removed and fresh covers supplied in their stead.

I preferably make use of a split spring v ring 27 at the upper rear corner of the magazine, through openings V28 in the members 17 18 and lirmlyfbinding against the upper rear corner portions of the auxiliary covers 12. The spring ring 27 aids in binding the auxiliary `covers 12 in position, and adords means which the magazineinay `be sus pendedr from a hook or the like. The ring` l27 also aidsfin preventing the back of the magazine from being sprung outwardly to thatextent which might tend to split the upper end of the same. rl`he ring 27 and the spring 21 are both-under tension when the members of the protector are on the magazine. i

The members 17 18, 19, 20 slidably engage one another at their inner ends, and

j this is desirable since it permits the memf bers 17 18 to `be adjusted to books varying in height. It is preferable that the adjustment 0f the corner protectors to books varying in height be on the members 19, 20 should always stand in a xed position, so as to enter the openings 15, provided in the auxiliary covers 12.

My present invention is not limited in all of the details of the corner members 17, 18, 19, 20, since these details may be modiied without departing from the spiritof my invention, which resides more particularly in corner members of any suitable character having the lips 16 and in the auxiliary cover sections 12 to be engaged and held in posi tion by the corner members and the said lips 16 thereof.

What l claimas my invention and desire f to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

detachably seeuringsaid members in posiings to sheets gtojbeyheld Aat their rear edgesn lsaid,sheets A protector the ends of the ring being projectedv accomplished by the move-V v ment of the members 17, 18, since the lips 15 tion,`and aniauxiliarycover sheet to1 beheld at `tsreal" l edge portion belav mdbrl ff@ of, said `members, said rmemberl having inl validly riviectne lire ardiseid Sheet aree: i

A, revlsfad lira flscflne Seid 70 sheetlinpesitionf i, l Effi f 2j. protector for magazines andthe I like comprising members adapted to f the l ckirjriierV edges of1 ,the magazineJ means `for di/2L `Seouring said' membersA l in` iposii` over lovv` saidwinembers, said.: members havin?) in?,

wardly projecting parts to engage and secure for magazines and the like comprising members adapted to the back corner edges of the magazine, means for detachably securing said members in position, front and back auxiliary cover sheets to be held at their rear edges below said members, said members having inwardly projecting parts to engage and secure said sheets, and a split spring ring having its ends projected through openings in said members and against said cover sheets.

4. A protector for magazines and the like comprising right angle` upper and lower members adapted to the back corner edges of the magazine, means for binding the in- "ner portions of said Vmembers against the magazine, and auxiliary cover sheets to be `parts to engage and secure lsaid auxiliary Y cover sheets.

5. Approtector for magazines and the like comprising right angle upper and lower members adapted to the back corner edges `of the magazine, means for binding the inner portions of said membersV against the magazine, and auxiliary cover sheets to be held at their rear edges below saidV members,

the upper ends of the upper members and `the lower ends of the lower members having hooked extensions to embrace said auxiliary sheets andthe main covers and a series of the leaves of the magazine, one pair of said members having inwardly projected lips, and said auxiliary cover sheets having j openings adjacent to their rear edges to`receive said lips, for securing said sheets in position.

6. A protector for magazines and the like l comprising right angle upper and lower members adapted to the back corner edges of the magazine, means for binding the in Vner portions of said members against the,

magazine, and a split spring ring having its ends projected throughy openings in said le@ ioo a series oflthe'leavesof tl'i'e'magazine.

. A protector vfor magazines. andthe like t' comprisng Yright, kangle upper and "lower members adapted Ito lthe back corner edges fofthe ymagazine,Kmeans for binding the iiiiifer portions of 'said members against 'the adapltedfto one 'faceof the magazine and'to be-heldat its rear edge below the said memberslfatsaid face and one of which has inl.Cppie's of ,this patent may` be obtained Yfor veIe-ents each, byvaddressing the wardly projecting parts to engage and secure 'said sheet, the upperends of the upper members `andthe lower ends of the lower members having hooked extensions `to embrace the coVerS'and a series of the leaves of the magazine.

vSigned at New York city, in the county of New York and State offNew'York, this lst day of August, A. D f1917..

' EDWARDRosENBAUM.l `Witnesses:

v ARTHUR MARION, CHAs. C. GILL. i

Cpmmissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0; 

